The author evaluates 75 cases of his forensic medical expertise as ophthalmologic examiner. He draws attention mostly to those cases which are of interest not only for ophthalmologists but also for other medical specialists. In particular, he investigates the three most frequent groups of cases (questionability of reading capability, injury, detachment of retina), in connection with practical examples. He also discusses questions of defensive medicine as well as the problems of latency between noxa and diagnosis. Besides, he refers to the ophthalmologic aspects of the decreased ability to work.